Mental Health and Developmental Therapist

Summary

The job is for a Child First Clinician who will engage families in the Child First home-based intervention, provide psychotherapeutic services, and offer mental health assessments. The position requires a Master's degree in social work, clinical psychology, or a related field, with at least three years of experience working psychotherapeutically with children and families. The job offers a $5,000 sign-on bonus, a salary range of $57,470.40 - $70,678.40 per year, and various benefits such as health insurance, retirement benefits, paid time off, and loan forgiveness programs.

Requirements

• Experience working psychotherapeutically with culturally diverse children and families, including parent-child therapeutic work and play therapy with very young children (0-5 years), for a minimum of three years
• Knowledge of relationship-based, psychodynamic intervention and early child development; parent-child relationships and attachment theory; effects of trauma and environmental risks on early childhood brain development, especially violence exposure, maternal depression, and substance abuse; and community-level risk factors (e.g., poverty, homelessness)
• Knowledge of the areas of juvenile justice, child welfare, and behavioral health
• A Master's degree in social work, clinical psychology, or a related field

Responsibilities

• Engage with the Child First family and the Family Support Partner in the collaborative family assessment process
• Use all available information to develop a thoughtful, well-integrated clinical formulation and Child and Family Plan of Care
• Provide Child First home-based psychotherapeutic intervention with young children and their caregivers using relational, dyadic psychotherapy (CPP) and other modalities
• Help the caregiver gain insight regarding personal history (including trauma history), feelings for the child, and current parenting practices
• Avert crisis situations by assisting the family in times of urgent need
• Provide mental health and developmental assessment and consultation to early care and education settings and to other early childhood providers
• Embrace use of videotaping to enhance both therapeutic work with families and reflective supervision
• Engage in weekly individual, Team, and group reflective clinical supervision with Clinical Supervisor
• Engage actively in all aspects of the Child First Learning Collaborative, including in-person trainings, distance learning curriculum, and specialty trainings
• Keep all appropriate documentation for clinical accountability and reimbursement
• Participate in other clinical and administrative activities as appropriate

Benefits

• Life insurance
• Medical and behavioral health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Deductible reimbursement plan
• 6% employer match retirement 100% vested after just one year
• Optional insurance coverage available on a shared-cost basis
• Flexible spending plans for health, dependent, and elder care
• Optional Health Savings Account plan
• Generous paid time off benefit
• 10 paid holidays
• Paid Sick time
• Internships for master’s level students in the behavioral health field
• Progressive skills enhancement training
• Monthly stipend for fitness club membership
• Discounted membership for Crossfit Cañon City
• Clinical licensure reimbursement
• Student loan repayment programs available through various organizations